Inches

[Aint Doody]

Barb, I could have written the same script describing your encounter myself 2 years ago when I was vacationing in the FL panhandle. The scary thing about mine was that it was a 4-lane divided highway and I had plenty of shoulder. The motor home was actually over the line towards me. I found him getting gas and told him the same thing you did. I was polite, but he wasn't. I wonder if it was the same 2 people!!!

[Mr. Bloom]

I too had a similar experience a couple weeks ago. I told Silver I was going to follow him into the neighborhood he entered...she assumed I would...but she's also asked me to control my impulsive temper tendencies...so, I just pedaled on....

[Miranda]

I too had a similar experience a couple weeks ago. I told Silver I was going to follow him into the neighborhood he entered...she assumed I would...but she's also asked me to control my impulsive temper tendencies...so, I just pedaled on....

I'm with Silver. Sadly I must say. These people do need taken to task. However... they have the upper hand in their potential "two ton killing machines". If it's your regular route, what if the guy was psycho and literally ran you over next time? Dead men tell no tells. Silver doesn't want a dead hubby.

I have found myself screaming out "... hey, I pay road tax too!!!...". Which is not fist fighting, giving the driver the finger, or profanity... just a "fact". To have the car turn around. As a woman out in the middle of no where, alone, I've learned to try and keep my mouth shut.

My new riding partner is very vocal. She was telling me that upon almost getting clipped her last alone ride, she was going to approach the car owner's house to educate him. Last ride we were out on, she spontaneously flipped this guy off that about clipped us both. OK, the jerk-face deserved it. But... it sorta scared the he$$ outta me at the same time: refer to history of car turning around incident.

Last rant...
The argument I had with someone once is what really gets me... "...OH! you *can* too get off in the gravel ditch birm with those road bike 23 tires???... just get the F over!!!...". OK, this guy does not bike. I'm sorry, there is no freakin way to get over, especially if going at a higher speed, instantly into the gravel berm. Well, without crashing! The road tires are called such for a reason... they work on the freakin road!!!

Ah, a feel a lil better now.

[crazycanuck]

I would just take a pic of the offending vehicle & pass the info to the police. Not that the police can do much There is however an Aust website that we can put the offending vehicle licence plates on. I will have to find it again on the BNA forum.

Confronting the drivers won't do much except make matters worse. Why waste your time stalking the offending driver when you can rant here on TE You know when you confront the driver they're just going to be ignorant twits.

this is why i'm fond of singletrack..trees don't talk back.

[OakLeaf]

Some of them buzz us intentionally, obviously.

But something else came clear to me on my run yesterday. Since I was a pedestrian going against traffic, I could see the drivers' faces and their behavior quite clearly.

On this loop, I run less than a half-mile on a major US highway, with a bike/pedestrian lane (marked but not divided). In the space of that half-mile, three drivers swerved deeply into the MUL as soon as they saw me. Not trying to buzz me at all, there was plainly no intent behind it, just brainlessly staring at something they didn't expect to see (which honestly, runners aren't that uncommon in that lane), becoming target fixated and steering towards me.

No one got close enough to really scare me, but it sure was an eye-opener.